Would it even be possible to cut the cross beam out? Wouldn't that make the car much less stable, especially with that much power?

 

yea, right.

 

If he says the guy was running 10s with "every bolt on he could find", then I know he's full of BS. Bolt-ons will barely get you into the 13s. You'll need Forced Induction to break into the 12s, and you'll have to really get crazy (totally gutted car, much stronger rear-end, fully built motor, etc, etc.... to get you anywhere close to the 11s.

I don't think I've even heard of an S2000 running 10s. Hell... I don't even think I've heard of an S2000 running in the 11s.

 

Maybe he took the front quarter panels off of his Mustang and put on S2000 ones? Whammm.... a 10 second "S2000".

 

I didn't ask if he had a turbo or not, but I assumed he had some sort of FI. I totally agree with everything you have said. I don't recall hearing about anybody in the 11's either. I can just chalk this up to a good BS story! I kinda figured if some guy had done this to his car, he should have been able to find s2ki and bragged about every thing he had done. Then again, maybe he's really humble.

 

I think this happens because it's a great yarn to spin. I have to admit, everytime I hear about the fabled "V-8 in an S2000" project(s), I get curious.

I'd love to believe that an LS2 or LS6 would fit... I'd love to believe that it wouldn't destroy the handling balance of the car, and I'd love to believe such a venture could reasonably occur without essentially a total overhaul of the vehicle. Alas, 'tis not the case.

The closest thing I've recently experienced which would compare to this sort of Frankenstein-S2000 is the C6 Corvette. Felt like a bigger version of my S2...

If I was in a position to pony up 15-20 grand (or more) to tinker with my S2000 in an effort to add torque and HP, I would do two things instead:

1. formally dedicate the S2000 to track driving
2. buy a C6 Vette as a daily driver...

 

Right there you should have know the guy was lying.

 

I know, I know. But I had never heard of a V8 in an S2000, so I figured maybe the guy had run 10's.

 

[QUOTE=SoDakS2K,Oct 28 2004, 03:31 PM]I know, I know. But I had never heard of a V8 in an S2000, so I figured maybe the guy had run 10's.